Which is the BEST Starship for your Playstyle? (Stats are outdated with Waypoint 4.0 Update)

[@IshmaelKipling]

I know everyone hates shuttles but they are my favorite. To me a shuttle looks like technology made by a civilization that has just discovered warp travel, it's not sleek or elegant or advanced. They can look klunky and seem to just barely work, but that is the appeal. Exotics look sleek and highly advanced, they look very alien. A shuttle looks like something we humans would make.

[@commander_fu6457]

I love Shuttles too. And while many really don't look great, there are some true gems to find!

[@Morghena]

I switched to a shuttle on one of the Expeditions and I had so much fun with it! It was unfortunately super ugly, just one long tube xD

[@B.M._Gillette]

I feel like some haulers can give that appeal as well but I definitely agree with you on how they look like something we would make

[@entropy11]

I went with the 4-winged twitch drop shuttle for the latest expedition, and I have zero complaints about it, since I specifically didn't need a good jump range anyway.

[@kahldris1228]

I kinda like em too, I like industrial looking ships. Take the keelback in elite dangerous. Great starter mining ship and looks cool I think. Anyway is a shuttle going to be my main ship once I really get going? Hell no lol, still cool and a great 1st ship to buy and hang out in for a while. Then get a bad ass hauler.

[@crimsonrazor6759]

Another bonus for the Living Ship is it doesn’t take damage from using black holes to warp. Which I find pretty useful to get to galactic cores without just using portal glyphs. This is actually what made me use a living ship as my main for the longest time but now with the new solar ships those are now by far my favorite. Been grinding my heart out to get my new solar ship to S class.

[@Beeblebum]

That is true, I actually written this information in my script, but probably accidentally cut it from this video. lol

[@shugo5130]

@@Beeblebum living ships also have the best jump distance due to the easy ability to collect S class modules for all of its parts

[@mr.snawley]

I just found an s-class exotic solar ship within the first two days of getting the game recently.

[@vrspaceman]

Guys living ship getting damage from black holes for a while now. Trust me.

[@sorenjensen3863]

@@mr.snawley wait, you found an exotic solar??

[@VemorrFrantik]

About fighting other ships with a hauler: If you don't like dogfighting, the hauler is a good choice, especially now that you can regenerate your shield with the Phase Beam. You just sit in one spot and beam hopeless fighters and positron/infra/photon/rocket them if they get too close. Some times I don't even swap away from the beam if I'm feeling brain-dead. I have never needed to use starshield batteries on my hauler when fighting this way.

[@agersscepter8424]

I use a Fighter on some occasions, and I have a photon cannon equipped at all times so I can regen my HP back. It's super useful.

[@dach829]

How is the weapon that stops the other ships with a hauler?

[@VemorrFrantik]

@@dach829 You're right, I haven't even thought about it. Probably makes it even easier as you can stay on target quite easily.

[@lenoxpI]

Even the first ship destroys pretty much any threats lmao

[@fragiquerence]

yo, may I ask you to tell your hauler stats, just something to aim at. I'm trying to find my ship in game, got pre-maxed fighter and gonna try something new: solar or hauler, hard to decide.

[@walkermenkus104]

The explorers also get a built in 50% launch thruster fuel reduction iirc, and I think that it shouldn't be understated how efficient the solar ships are with the pulse engine. A full minute of pulsing is like 1-2% fuel usage; I think I have only ever put 30 tritium into my solar ship and I've used it as my main ship since the update came out and it's still at like 80% fuel

[@Vildjur]

Before the launch thrust modules were introduced, that 50% takeoff bonus helped a lot, specially since I play survival, where takeoff is half of the fuel gauge, love my explorer :) Wonder why that is not mentioned so often tho, solar recharge (incl. with vesper sails) helps as well, but it is too slow if you just have a pit stop landing

[@chaoticglitched]

do you have to regrind every single upgrade over and over again or is it possible to transfer stuff like really rare black market upgrades onto another ship I just got a cheap solar ship (about 1.9 million units) and was wondering how I can transfer upgrades

[@Vildjur]

@@chaoticglitched Would need to regrind again, besides rare contraband ones, it is not too terrible to get upgrades

[@chaoticglitched]

@@Vildjur I had an upgrade that halved the hyperdrive cost And now it's just gone? Just like that? There is no way, not even with glitches? (I'm playing on ps5 so idk if there are any glitches there that could work) I don't want to have to redo everything so I don't have to use my 32 launch fuel capsules

[@Vildjur]

@@chaoticglitched Do not think it is possible to dubiously modify it on consoles, the good thing is that you can have up to 9 ships, so if you find one you really like, can slowly upgrade it until it's ready to switch :) check for S class modules on stations, those help a lot with fuel efficiency, contraband is like playing lottery :(

[@TombstoneDjango]

I’ve been playing for roughly 1000 hours, and have collected all ship types, and for my Bounty Hunter play style, I love my S Rank Hauler more than anything. It’s got the full 48 slots, is aesthetically pleasing, and decked out with a few S-Rank mods on shields, pulse drive, and weapons… it’s an absolute beast.

[@hunterspence3465]

I love my hauler as a fighter. She takes her time, but she’s invincible with just shield upgrades and phase beam upgrades. I just put a little more into photon cannon to finish unshielded ships, and then the turtle beats everybody in the race!

[@ernestochang1744]

@@hunterspence3465 yeee my hauler is worth 88,000,000 in scraps althought i think when i look at it with the scanner its true value is 126,000,000 is that like 1 of the most expensive ships in game? I love my hauler for EVERYTHING you can increase its manuverability by adding like 3 pulse engines S mods and putting it side by side mine its at 500 some manuverability more then enough to make it handle like a small ship its got like 40 cargo and 48 general slots xD although im curious what is yours valued at

[@hunterspence3465]

@@ernestochang1744 It seems like any ship's value is multiplied by some factor of how many slots it has. I've poured a lot of upgrade slots into my Srank Solar ship and it's worth more than my S Hauler now. But no way do the shields ever come close 😂 and I'm sure with a hauler's higher max slots, Haulers have the potential to be the most expensive ships.

[@ernestochang1744]

@@hunterspence3465 yea my hauler is S class and has all maxed out slots, you wont believe the ammount of time it took me to get it all maxed out although i do sometimes wish the time to kill was slightly faster

[@ernestochang1744]

Ahh i just found my ships name its the frozen song DT7 it landed on a space station many many moons ago it costed me 32,000,000 units and it came with 42 general slots (lucky) and i think 8 cargo slots? So just having the ship was awesome because i went from the red standard 17 slot fighter radical bc1 to a MONSTER irs my favorite ship cuz its the only ship i have, i may flirt with other ship types from time to time but my heart always comes back to this beautiful whale 😁

[@benjaminbierley2074]

Yeah fell in love with my first solar today, sleek red with white trim. Honestly, if you love the look of the ship it is worth going through the process of upgrading it, just like you would souping up your favorite muscle car.

[@sabrinadelco9396]

Feel you there! I’ve had this hauler I got from a crashed ship, C class when I got it. Right now it’s B(almost ready to make it A), purely because I absolutely love the ship! Goes by Lilith of the Stars, and she’s a beautiful hauler. Blue with a Yellow trim. She’s been my main ship since the beginning, even though I’ve got the money to afford a better one, it’ll always be her

[@falcie8505]

To this day, I have no idea why everyone hates the shuttle. If you start a new game play, you will occasionally find ones with a very Unique wing design, A~S class and at a very cheap price. If that isn't the selling price, then think deeper: PERMADEATH/Survival. Shuttles are very unique in those modes, as they help with slot issue. They're a very cost effective transition ships and can be collected as part of the 7-Type ships collection.

[@Graybeard_]

So I decided to max out an S-class fan hauler and use it as my main ship for awhile to see how it compared day-to-day with an exotic which is my usual main ship. While I still have room for more upgrades, I'm getting close to max (Dmg:178.9, Shield: 367.7, Hyperdrive: 2080.8, Maneuverability: 397.9). I have 3 upgrades to the Infra Knife. So far I have to say it's quite viable as a main ship. Storage is the best in the game. Shields are the best in the game. Infra Knife melts sentinels in a couple of seconds (I never feel I don't have adequate firepower, even when fighting pirates and sentinels at the same time). If you want to test your ship's fighting capability (real world), when you warp into a freighter rescue, destroy a friendly ship, wait till you get the sentinel scanning message, then shoot the space station. If you have a squadron of four, you are looking at a lot of enemy ships! I do notice the limits to maneuverability means I can't turn on the sentinels fast enough sometimes in the way a maxed fighter or even an exotic can, but hitting reverse always does the trick to get them in my cursor/reticle. The warp distance is really just fine for every day use. The only time I would want max hyper range is if I'm wanting to get to the core of a galaxy asap (which I've only done once in 1,500 hours). For that my freighters maxed out are always 6,000ly+ which no ship can touch. I'm working on a maxed explorer now to see how that works as a main ship.

[@Rose_J]

Super-interesting. I focus nearly exclusively on exotics, and judging by your analysis, it really does suit my play-style. I don’t look for combat, but they can really hold their own in battles. Mostly I explore. I have been tempted to look for a Solar … I really like the look of them. Thanks for the video.

[@MandrakeDCR]

I've noticed the solar ships seem to be crazy maneuverable compared to my other ships. So far as reactive. Move the mouse, instant motion from the ship, where as my other ships have lag time. It takes me a bit to adjust for over-correction even because of it. I'm really enjoying them! I would say the only other ship I have that compares is an S-Class Royal Ball.

[@archon9513]

Another thing to take into consideration: Landing time. Explorers (and exotics, as they use the explorer interior) take several seconds of hovering before finally touching down and letting you exit the ship. Fighters and Haulers appear to have the fastest, belly-flopping onto the ground quickly. Solars appear to have a little delay more than Fighters, but land much quicker than Exotics and Explorers still.

[@grumbotron4597]

I was a fighter main until the solar ships came out. Sure no S-class solar is gonna have the same damage output as an S-class fighter, but considering the other boosts the solar gets I think it makes up for it and is generally a better choice than fighter unless you strictly do space combat.

[@Morghena]

Yes! I'm currently on the way to the center of Euclid, but after that I am 100% switching to my solar as my main!

[@Gianmarco-mk1ku]

What's the advantage of the solar?

[@cookiecat3829]

@@Gianmarco-mk1ku technically they have a better pulse efficiency but the main advantage is that they look awesome

[@illusiveelk2558]

Done what I've seen here, I would say that my fighter is beyond over upgraded. With a 1600 light year hyper driver range, maximum possible efficiency, maxed out maneuverability, and extremely high shield strength with fully upgraded infra knife accelerators. Yeah, I'm ready for some [facium].

[@namegoeshereorhere5020]

I always went Explorer. Early game the launch reduction comes in real handy and there was nothing dangerous enough to worry about firepower so it would last you the while game. The only other ship that had an advantage over it was the hauler for cargo space. Now there's a bit more of a threat so maybe have a fight handy for farming sentinels but I have not seen the need, I have a sail ship now and it hasn't been taxed by anything even without being upgraded.

[@jacksquat2067]

Solar ships have served me very well. Maxed out, they're faster than my fighters, will kick just as much @$$, and are surprisingly cheap to get into early in the game. And they look NOICE. 😁

[@agersscepter8424]

The first ship I ever bought was a Solar ship. I joined after the update and now have over 50 hours

[@jonservo]

I just started playing, I sat at an outpost for a while watching the ships come and go and saw one I liked and was able to afford, it was a solar ship that came with an s class solar sail. I don't know if that comes with all of them but it's my new favorite ship

[@sequoia1171]

So it's interesting to see that the base values of the solar ship as far as maneuverability are the same as the fighter. In reality if you load up your solar shift with 6s class modules and then also attach the solar sale to one of those groupings you end up with over 1,000 maneuverability, easily the most maneuverable ship in the game

[@Alex_Aramayo]

New player here I thought u can only have 3 upgrade modules per technology

[@rudykusdiantara6506]

@@Alex_Aramayo put 3 in general and 3 in technology, so you have 6

[@Alex_Aramayo]

@@rudykusdiantara6506 that's crazy, thnxs

[@FurryQueenYT]

I've come to realize you can actually have 8! 3 normal upgrades +1 crafted adjacent, 4 in each tab!

[@blair-alternaterealitiesst4295]

As always, another great vid with lots of useful information. I have found my favorite is now the solar ships - Look great, and seem to be a nice jack of all trades. Add a hauler for those times when you want to crash economies and I am good to go. :)

[@JawKnee86]

I play almost exclusively in VR, and if you do too the Solar ships are a must. The animated mechanical workings of the ship are so satisfying to watch from within the cockpit. Before those came out I had a different ship for everything I do, getting the maximum performance at whatever I'm doing. Now I just want to putt around in a solar ship no matter where I go lol.

[@herebejamz]

My favorite is Solar. I like bouncing between planets doing adventures, and the baseline pulse engine efficiency is INSANE. On the other hand, now that I'm doing a fresh non cheaty playthrough, I lucked out in the second system had a blue exotic guppy with basically no wings for a lil over 7 mil, and I like ORB.

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[@sauloaa1]

Living Ships have no possibility of more slots. Well, this part of the video aged like milk. To be fair, I don't think anyone expected this coming on the endurance update, after so long without Hello Games adding it, besides, it is a timed grind that takes way to long to fully unlock all the slots, unless you have fully kitted your freighter for expedition speed, including consumables.

[@zhunt69]

I tried to swap ships for different purposes but just always end up back in my squid on the saves that have them but at least now I know what I'm missing out on

[@LordAlisdare]

Squid Squad

[@RobunagaMN]

I think you picked the best details to share. And, your following picked up the rest of the stuff I didn't know in the comments. Your videos are great, thanks again for your work!!

[@dg_squared2735]

Thanks for the detailed data on which ship might be better for each style of play

[@LeeAndrewVideos]

I came back to the game a few days ago and really never understood the ship types, except the hauler and explorer being obvious. So thanks for clearing this up, I actually never used a shuttle (unless the starter is one), I just thought they were too ugly. I kept the starter ship until I found a crashed hauler and repaired it. I cannot wait to see what other ship types we will get in the future!

[@Dr.ED4Life]

The starter ship (with the exception of expeditions) is a unique fighter ship.

[@WAFFLEooFILMS]

I have a 1st wave: Mothra ball Hauler: Large Marge Large fighter: bone wrath Red Squid: Crimson shadow Golden Vector: No name Explorer: No name Solar: No name Alien: Max "after the movie flight of the navigator " 😁 And I'm using my last slot to sell S class ships for cargo slots then I'll go on the hunt for my last ship maybe a red Alien Hammerhead!

[@darthaelris2059]

Every No Man's Sky player needs to see this video. Thank you so much for doing it. And regarding the core damage potential on a fighter? The highest I've ever seen is in a ship I have and is 251.5 and after all S Class Max Upgrades come out to 384.6. Photon cannons do 10,449 DPS, It outclasses in combat any other ship in my hanger. Idk if it works that way all the time, or if I just got a Unicorn of a ship.

[@DFedak]

Do you actually use the photon cannon? I'm not sure I've heard of anyone favoring that as their main weapon. My S-class solar has a damage potential at 358.8, but I primarily use the infra-knife at a 43k dps and positron ejector at 24k dps. Usually, I'll use the IK to shred shields and generally just stick with it, but I'll sometimes switch to the rocket launcher for satisfaction once shield is down

[@darthaelris2059]

No, not typically but it is the only weapon that has a variable, between ships, on any damage potential once you have all +8% upgrades installed. I play up close in dogfighting so a positron is typically all I use unless they get away, then it's the good ole rocket launcher. Infra Knifes are too wonky for me in VR. Oh yeah, I only play NMS in VR

[@nevahknowman2886]

Got every type of ship and still can’t tell which one I like the most

[@vrspaceman]

Living ship got a great boost now with endurance.

[@skrefter]

I’ve been using an explorer since 2018, but recently got a solar ship. It’s definitely better in combat, but I’m still fond of my dinky explorer.

[@aevidaudi]

I really like this guide. I'd love to see a more in-depth guide going over each ship like what you did for the shuttle, then comparing all the advantages and disadvantages of each. There's a lot of info there and definitely potential for more content in a deep dive. I love how you break it down and want more!

[@IsaacCarmichael]

First time player. Just got my first base going when I stumbled on a crashed S class Shuttle. Perhaps it's not the best but for an early game noob, I'm happy

[@Beeblebum]

Getting an S-Class is always great! 😊

[@weediestbroom]

My main ship is a fighter but it was an A class to begin with and it came with bonus large cargo capacity. Now it's maxed out and I never run out of space, it will kill anything it wants to in about 3 seconds flat, and can still make huge jumps.

[@igorivanov783]

I recommend using your freighter for jumps in order to spend less fuel cells and avoid freighter battles. But apart from that, I agree with you.

[@angelitabecerra]

I'm a Fighter woman myself. I like the way the maneuver and of course easy to fight in when necessary. I appreciate the extra shield and fuel efficiency of the solars. But the solar fins make it impossible for me to see clearly (I'm vision impaired). I've yet to do the living ship questline. Got an active void egg. Just haven't done it yet. Got several exotics. I have them because I like the way they look. I usually don't fly them.

[@ImperatorMagus]

Ya I love solar but I can't fly it in first person, third only for me

[@angelitabecerra]

@@ImperatorMagus I can't fly erd person at all 😅 So the solar classes are basically a no go for me. If they moved the solar fins a bit further out I could manage

[@nightmarextreme4371]

Another bonus of the living ships, they dont need antimatter for warping, they use chromatic metal, a simple material you can buy in bulk or refine on the go, its bassically infinite warp, no geting damaged by black holes is another plus. The only downsides to the living ship are the fact that you cant upgrade their inventory nor get better weapons (as far as i know).

[@spazziron3228]

In endurance update you can upgrade the living ships with extra slots but your gonna need to do freighter missions for the parts

[@100joshquaza]

Something I have found and it's a bit of a glitch but, if you're flipping ships at a station, sometimes one of your ships will spawn alongside the one you took to the station, when this happens it will sometimes pull the class info and the inventory including mods over to your main ship, so it is possible to have an exotic (S) be converted into a hauler (A) class whilst still retaining the look of the exotic, this can also be used to your benefits say you want a hauler with a fighters stats, go out and find a S fighter that looks bad and hasn't been upgraded, take your hauler to a station flip some ships until you see your fighter spawn and check the haulers inventory if it's dropped and mods have been reset you know it's worked, now you have a hauler with stupid high firepower, again it can work with a solar you can swap the stats with another class of ship until you get your desired grade (C,B,A or S) and stats, it does take a while and is a tad annoying when you aren't going out to do this, had it happen to me 3 times, I was flipping ships to get nanites and money and then my S class solar because an A class explorer and it reset all of my hard earned mods and storage upgrades 😑

[@aaronpeterson8369]

Showing the charts at the end was very helpful. I can’t wait to play this game again, especially on the Nintendo.

[@gamingwithtide8314]

Great video sir! Explained everything I needed to know, and didnt take too long to watch. Thanks very much!

[@alimajeed2803]

Best explanation out there, earned yourself a sub.. good job and keep'em coming

[@Beeblebum]

Thanks for the sub! 👍

[@AzathothLives]

Nice little summary. It helped me decide something I was already thinking. Gonna use my solar for exploring and going from planet to planet, but I'm also going to outfit a fighter for pure combat and a hauler for portable storage. Since you can summon ships to you in most cases there isn't much reason to not specialize.

[@Danielsworlds]

All living ships need is scanners and I'll use them forever.

[@sebastianio9219]

I apply! The living ships are so beautiful, but without economy & conflict scanner absolutly useless. It makes no sense to have a great hyperdrive distance ship without installed scanners.

[@Danielsworlds]

@@sebastianio9219 they have big technology storage and the materials you need to fuel them are easier to get than normal ships. They are faster to upgrade to max because of the way the living ship upgrades seeding works. They look so cool. But because they are missing the scanners I can't use them for exploration and hunting

[@WAFFLEooFILMS]

And they need to be able to fly and attack on their own while following us on a planet or if someone attacks us in space.........😀 ..........I would like to see that anyway.

[@Patman-cr3tu]

I just fly the ones that look cool and stats be damned. Gives a bit of a challenge

[@wolfen210959]

Great video Beeblebum. One question, if I may ? Why does jump range even matter, now that our freighters can jump huge distances and are easily upgraded ? I find it to be a useful way to avoid the almost constant "Rescue the Freighter" mission that pops up after every 2nd jump now. Back in the day, I used to count the number of jumps I had performed, so I could quit and then restart to avoid the hassle, or just pulse away to jump somewhere else and leave the battle behind. Sadly, that no longer works, the battle follows you around now, no way to avoid it, until you quit and restart. At least when using a freighter to jump you don't get them, until Sean realises his mistake, of course. lol

[@IvanoForgione]

are you positive that jump range of a maxed out freighter is comparable to that of a maxed out s class explorer?

[@Beeblebum]

I have not done too much research on Hyper Drive ranges of the Freighter since Frontiers tbh... I remember having a freighter that jumped over 5000ly at that time. I am sure there are ways to get better range with explorers, but it will take quite some rolling of X-Class modules (which is a pain, lol). I am not sure as well on how freighter battles occur now, They still seem to show up every 5 jumps for me. But these rules are sometimes changed in Expeditions. Not sure if that is the case.

[@majinvegitto4238]

My S-Class Freighter with maxed S-Class hyperdrive upgrades (250 LY) gets 6000 LY. I don't think an Explorer can come close. Plus each jump takes like 1% hyperdrive fuel.

[@zkmullins]

Insightful with some great dry humor! Thanks for the video!

[@schizokonoko]

Shuttles by default use less launch fuel, so I use my shuttle to get from place to place on the same planet if I'm not expecting landing pads :)

[@VIISkies]

I'm rather new and still haven't gotten my hands on an exotic or living ship, but I'm in love with Solar ships. Solars are just good "go anywhere, do anything" ships that feel pretty strong to have early on in a save. They basically combined aspects of the Explorer and Fighter class to make a new one and threw in its own unique mod to further differentiate it from the Explorers.

[@almisami]

It's basically a fighter with some of the buffs of the explorer but not the crazy hyperdrive range.

[@VIISkies]

@@almisami it trades hyperdrive range for pulse drive and launch thruster efficiency, so a different kind of explorer per se

[@insideVort3x]

Great & informative overview. I was just looking for some of the information the other day when ship hunting & nice to find it all in one spot!

[@randomcommenter1812]

1. Exotic 10/10 good general use ship 2. Shuttle 11/10 favorite travel ship 3. Living ship 9/10 it looks cool 1. I just use a basic guppy. It has 3k warp distance, 1k maneuverability, 16k DPS on the positron weapon, and shields are ok. It handles pirates very well, so not really any point in me upgrading to a fighter. Its warp distance is on the same level as a basic explorer, so I don't need an explorer. Overall just a decent ship to use. 2. For galaxy jumps I use a shuttle because I won't use it for any other purpose. I just move all the tech into the tech slot to avoid needing repairs on it. I might look for a better looking shuttle to use for my galaxy jumps. I'm on galaxy 5, Hyades. 3. I have a living ship that's fully upgraded, but I don't use it often. It's more of a trophy ship.

[@StyxAnnihilator]

Nice guide! A tip calculating % : 20 then multiply with 1.20 : That is 100% + 20% divided by 100.

[@igorivanov783]

Beeblebum hello I recently returned into nms after a big absence and to be honest this guide helped me a lot. Thank you!

[@anonymoussong9452]

This is why I'm glad I own a Solar. what people don't take into consideration is the turning speed and reaction time. maneuverability-wise, the Solar has mostly all others beat, with it's maneuverability being crazily over 1k.String that with a decent attack kit, and you got yourself a massive beast in terms of hit & run, and chaser. it may not beat an exotic in dmg, but it's as good as they get if you want to chase a brotha like a heatseeker.

[@stevelewis1239]

So very helpful! Thank you!

[@Isaacrl67]

The living ships do have storage upgrades, since the Endurance update. You can get them by sending organic frigates on expeditions.

[@GoldenGek]

Great video Beebs, nice and clear and simple to understand 😀👍

[@HellOnFourLegs]

I'm a new player and got an S class solar early, rarely needing to put fuel on it helps a lot since I don't have many resources yet, also, it is actually pleasantly strong, maneuverable and sexy

[@whatbroicanhave50character35]

100 hrs in. It's pretty fast to go to a 3 star economy system and buy all the tritium from the ships that fly into the space station. Alternatively, I spent about an hour mining tritium from asteroids earlier and got a few full stacks and had a lot more fun than sitting around waiting for ships. Break down those hyperclusters, they give you a bunch.

[@ladyloolauren]

I got a free Hauler from the Artemis quest and it's my fave, I love storage space and despite it being a fat hog I do pretty well against pirates!

[@slifdb262]

Excellent guide BB. Love the comparison tables.

[@KVAR42]

Of great help Sir! TY

[@war.neverchanges]

I’ve never gotten a shuttle yet, always loved the vykees ships. My main is Reflection of gravity because it reminds me of a GTR r34

[@rclines001]

That solar ship pulse fuel reduction is great. I haven’t had to refuel my pulse drive for almost 4 days now, and I’m only at 26%.

[@Midas2010]

A very concise & scholarly piece of work - awesome !!

[@Whistler-007]

Great video, thanks for fleshing this out

[@abdallahbaloch]

You can now expand living ship storage and get almost all regular ship upgrades (Econ scanner, cargo deflector etc)

[@LeviZReaper]

Amazing! Really informative ive been playing since 2020? And i still learned something!

[@Fitheach81]

I've had the same ships for nearly 2 years excluding the two Solar class ships. My guppy & Rasa get the most use, I have a Royal 7 ship I've kept only because it's auto-name is "The Forge of Death", the Rasa is just a cool ship but its auto name is "The Deadly Shield"

[@Flying_Spaghetti_Monster]

I found an s-class fighter early on that I'll probably keep forever. I also have a royal 7 and a living ship that are exactly what I searched for, a rasa that looked nice and two solar ships that are pretty nice, though I will switch one of them out for a different one with the same parts, but purple sails instead of green ones.

[@SirEliteGrunt]

I didn’t hear you mention launch thruster efficiency on shuttles and explorers. Sure at a certain point you have plenty of launch fuel and the auto recharge, but for early game it’s great! Also the explorer launch distance is great to reach those 3 star economy systems when you’re freighter hunting

[@DrowChyld]

With 6 modules and the techs for it, on an explorer, you'll regenerate to 100% in a super short time. I love not ever having to recharge them. I use my freighter to warp, which is better than an explorer in distance, so that's the winning factor for an explorer for me. Speed and maneuverability are my favs so since that is also in the new solars it's my fav ship class.

[@SirEliteGrunt]

@@DrowChyld definitely great for later in the game. I just mean when your funds are low at the beginning of the game.

[@saberofspades748]

Solar ships should have an extra table for Style Points

[@stealthcobra1525]

Honestly they all pretty much feel interchangeable to me. Pick the one you like the design of the most, as all of them feel pretty great to use once fully upgraded. The worse one is probably the living ship due to not having access to good guns and key tech like scanners , having limited slots (although you can level them up using the freighter module upgrade glitch), and Shuttles are pretty meh both in terms of looks and stats, but the rest are all pretty much fine for your needs. If you want to do very large jumps like if you need to reach the core, use an explorer, if you really want cargo space, get a Hauler and fully upgrade it's cargo space, although honestly by the time you have a fully upgraded cargo tab, you'll probably have a fully kitted out suit inventory and freighter inventory anyway, so it becomes kinda moot. WPN dmg isn't all that important since I feel like most upgraded weapons will kill enemies really quickly regardless of min-maxing, and tbh I feel like Fighter, Exotic and Solar are pretty equivalent, so just pick the one you find the coolest looking and mod it as best you can for max hyperdrive / dps / shield and you should be good for all the content.

[@cameronjameson2878]

They patched out the freighter upgrade glitch 👍

[@nathanvosburgh718]

know what be cool if they add Ship customization? take a body of one ship and add wings from another ship to said body like that circle exotic body but with the solar wings

[@TheElborba]

Um belo vídeo, parabéns. Pra mim, as missões deveriam exigir um tipo específico de nave. No final, todas acabam igual.

[@romanmay2867]

i have a bubble exotic, damage potential: 310.6 shield strength: 387.7 hyperdrive range: 2511.4 maneuverability: 931.1 personally i prefer the aesthetic and the view from cockpit. total worth: 172500000 units i can’t remember the last time i refilled my pulse drive i just refilled my hyperdrive fuel after about 3 weeks of playing. infraknife accelerator damage potential: 40,532 DPS it’s the perfect ship

[@JD867]

I like pirate hunting, so I tend to go S-class fighter. However, I do have a hauler around for emergency resource transport.

[@zrevival3818]

I usually stick with three ships; combat, exploration and cargo. I KNOW, i know, one ship to rule them all should suffice to cover the three areas, but... y'know... immersion

[@seriousleesgaming3042]

There are differences in the ship types for Launch Thrusters as well. IIRC correctly, Shuttles have the best launch costs in the game, followed by Explorers. But this is second hand information, I've never actually checked the game files for the numbers, nor do I care to buy a shuttle to test it out hahaha.

[@AV8R_1]

I like to explore, system to system, and try to avoid conflict if possible, but when conflict finds me, I want to decimate in short order. For this I like a good fighter, but I just wish it had longer legs. As of right now, I use the Freighter to shuttle my fighter over longer distances.

[@skynetdefence5009]

Thanks for this. Really helped. 🙂👍

[@DakuJTenshi]

First time ship hunting I was looking for a good fighter class my first S class ever? A shuttle. I used it to trade for an A class fighter

[@MrMikey1703]

Terrific video. I especially loved “a warp in the park”. Very Punny 😀 New Sub+ here.

[@Pamplemoustache]

Haulers are love, haulers are life

[@rasferrastfarian739]

Excellent!

[@elizawulf8180]

Can't find my comment, but yeah, Living Ships now have like 35 Cargo space now, making it a bit of a Exotic-Hauler hybrid with low shields.

[@Sci_X1]

Nothing against the other ships but fighters always seem to be way more beautiful than the others and it’s what I personally run solar ships are amazing too

[@purplechili2512]

I'm new in the game! Love your guides thank you!

[@baloney_sandwich]

Dam the solar is the winner here

[@alexf847]

Finally someone who cares about gameplay and own style instead of meta, thanks! Pretty useful

[@orthopedix6202]

You have done good works ...thank you

[@viniso]

ngl the mini cubic shuttles are so cute tho

[@ShepherdOfTheSilkies]

I run a maxed out exotic with full upgrades for jumping around galaxies, I have a solar ship I use for planet exploring and as a shuttle basically. Then I have a hauler for farming materials and transporting or storing stuff. My exotic is my pride and joy, all my crap is S class blue

[@prfallenstar8968]

I'll switch before every mission thanks brother

[@RDRJJ]

I'm debating between explorer and solar. I'm going for a more nomadic playstyle, in which I'd be setting up small outposts for resources then jumping to a new system. I feel like explorer would be best for that, but the solar seems good too because of the pulse engine efficiency. Also, if it helps, I'm going for a more realistic-ish astronaut appearance, which the shuttle would be best for but.. it's a shuttle

[@SockTheBop]

Me who still has a shuttle and can’t be bothered to get a new ship

[@salamonsalman]

Extremely helpful

[@mexton]

Living Ship because it looks more alien.

[@crazysnake1096]

I upgraded from a hauler to an exotic. I do like the higher stats but I do miss the extra cargo space.

[@NessPaMC]

I use Тягач(rus) is a big plane 166yl massive baggage, best sheild, high damage.

[@Canalbiruta]

I began with fighters since i love being a pirate, the only problem i ever had with Alec 2 (my fighter ship name) was it's fuel efficiency, since i had to look for tritium all the time. Than solar ships got in the game, combat got even more fun, and when i got my first solar ship, alectric boogaloo (s class bizarrely, yeah i had to make the pun), i was crusing and shooting all the time, never noticing that i was never in need of fuel. Just noticed after looking at my inventory and seeing like 2000 tritium laying there, since i was aways low on fuel before. Till i find an explorer that i like, alec 2 have been put in the "time to warp" spot, since my msin ship is the solar one

[@kelefgaming2795]

I have upgraded a several types of ships, but i still love my squid the most. It doesn't have the damage of the fighter, but i have never lost in a space fight. And i don't have to spend 100 000 nanites to upgrade it to S class.

[@wolfen210959]

If it wasn't for the poor cockpit view in 1st person, I would agree. The best cockpit view in 1st person has always been the fighter with the short nose and the round canopy. The 2nd best used to be the old explorer, before the changes. Now, everything except the fighter has a terrible 1st person view, you lose half your view screen due to the instruments and addition of any nose cones, or side thrusters. Of course if you only use 3rd person view then everything I wrote is immaterial.

[@kelefgaming2795]

​@@wolfen210959 On the foot i use 1st person view, but in the ship only 3rd. Same in GTA Online. It's just better this way.

[@davidgermain]

Solar is my choice of pirate runner ship. great with a infra knife.

[@Zero-0-Cypher]

Large Explorer starship are best overall, best class bonuses, reduced launch cost, almost the same maneuverability as a fighter. Upgrades give you plenty of inventory slots.

[@billiam256]

The only reasons i buy shuttles are for traversing black holes. Other than that i mainly use my fighter and hauler. I do love that we have solar sail ships now but i haven't been able to find one that speaks to me yet.